Amish Ride-Overnight

Ride:  Amish Ride

Date(s): Fri, May 30 – Sun, Jun 1 2025

Description:

Please consider joining us for the first overnight ride of the year. A leisurely day ride north by east avoiding Interstates where possible in route to Holmes County Ohio and the greater Millersburg area is the plan. Der Dutchman in Plain City is our planned northbound lunchtime stop – best fried chicken I've tasted!  A restful evening awaits at the Guggisberg Swiss Inn.

Saturday's plan is a leisurely day of riding over to Sugarcreek with a quick stop and look-see of the world-famous Legends of Music Barn near Killbuck, then ride to Dutch Valley Restaurant for an early lunch in preparation for an amazing 90-minute private group tour at Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum.  On the way to the museum we will pass by, for all to see, the World's Largest Cuckoo Clock in downtown Sugarcreek, OH.

The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum is a living testament to the golden era of railroading. This unique museum not only houses incredible locomotives, railroad cars, tools, and machinery but also serves as an active roundhouse where restoration specialists work to preserve these pieces of history, and this fascinating site features a fully operational 18-stall brick roundhouse and a 115-foot turntable.  Jim can tell you from personal experience, you will not want to miss this tour.

The negotiated group rate is $15 per person with a minimum of 20 attendees for the museum tour.  Jim Riehm will be fronting the required deposit and final payment that is due 7 days prior.  PLEASE bring cash to reimburse Jim during the trip. Also, a signed waiver is required to tour the museum.  Please print and fill out this waiver in advance if possible.  WAIVER

Sunday after breakfast we'll meander back home on fantastic backroads with a surprise stop in the morning.  We’ll continue the beautiful backroads into Logan, OH for lunch at the Hungry Buffalo and pickup more curvy backroads on the way home.

Lodging: We'll be staying 2 nights at the Guggisberg Swiss Inn. Everyone must make their own reservations. Fifteen (15) rooms have been reserved under the block “PK HOG” at $159.95 per night including a full breakfast. There is a 72-hour cancellation policy. DO NOT EMAIL A CANCELLATION TO THEM. EMAIL CANCELLATIONS ARE NOT ALWAYS RECEIVED AND YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ROOM IF YOU DO NOT GET A CANCELLATION NUMBER. PLEASE CALL.
 

Guggisberg Swiss Inn 5025 State Route 557 Millersburg, Ohio 44654

330-893-3600 (local) 877-467-9477 (toll-free) www.guggisbergswissinn.com

Road Conditions:  The ride is mostly country roads and US highways, with some interstate.  As with most country roads, there are portions that are gentle curves.  Be prepared to dodge some horse droppings near our destination and on Saturday's easy-going tour.

Costs: lodging, fuel, chow, entertainment; group rate of $15 per person at Age of Steam Museum

Break Stops:  as usual, about every hour or so, giver or take

Links to related websites:  https://dhgroup.com/locations/plain-city/  https://guggisbergswissinn.com/

Staging:  Friday at 0800, BP gas at Vibrant Express BP 777 Mason Morrow Millgrove Rd, Lebanon, OH 45036

Kickstands Up:  0830

Return Time: Sunday afternoon well before dark

This is a CLOSED chapter event – members are allowed to bring one guest.
Please arrive with tanks full, people empty.

Road Captains:  Daniel (Dano) Soha, (937) 347-7741 and Jim Riehm, (513) 678-5334
 

We hope to see you for this ride back in time when things moved slower.